The No Name Change Coalition

What We Believe and What We are Advocating:

Well Renowned Historians Tell Us

Drake, an explorer and world circumnavigator, was a young sailor who witnessed two early slave trading expeditions, and then evolved to denounce slavery for the rest of his 40 year career.

What Drake Was Not...

Well Renowned Historians Tell Us

Drake was not a slave owner, he freed or hired those slaves he came across, and proved to be a forward thinking man of his era.

They Tell Us That...

Well Renowned Historians Tell Us

Drake & The Coastal Miwoks

Drake was ahead of his time by his fair and just treatment for people of color who helped him navigate the world.

Drake & The Coastal Miwoks

We understand that Drake bonded peacefully with the native Miwoks, and did not try to colonize them. During his 5 weeks here, the Miwoks ceremonially made him honorary chief.

The Drake Jewel

Drake & The Coastal Miwoks

What We Advocate For

The Drake Jewel (see 'Jewel Page') presented by Queen Elizabeth signified his bond with Africans, standing side by side as equals.

What We Advocate For

Drake & The Coastal Miwoks

What We Advocate For

A safe, inclusive school campus at Sir Francis Drake High School with racial justice, respect, equal opportunity, truth, and transparency, with athletic and academic excellence mandates.

Reallocate the Estimated $430K

Name change cost in support of campus programs, as well as hiring teachers of color, for a direct impact toward achieving an inclusive campus culture goal.

Policy Change

Reallocate the Estimated $430K

Design, develop and implement anti-racism policies with measurable outcomes and hold violators accountable.

We Recognize

Reallocate the Estimated $430K

We Agree With SF Mayor Breed...

The 70 year history of Drake High alumni as well as the many generations of community supporters.

We Agree With SF Mayor Breed...

Who states with today’s challenges, “...focusing energy and resources on renaming schools…is offensive.” (sfmayor.org)

Let Your Voice Be Heard

Contact Drake High School Administrators

Principal, Liz Seabury : lseabury@tamdistrict.org

Assistant Principal, Chad Stuart: cstuart@tamdistrict.org

Assistant Principal, Nate Severin: nseverin@tamdistrict.org

Contact The Tamalpais Union High School District Board Of Trustees

President, Leslie Harlandar: lharlander@tamdistrict.org

Clerk, Cynthia Roenisch: croenisch@tamdistrict.org

Member, Dan Oppenheim: doppenheim@tamdistrict.org

Member, Kevin Saavedra: ksaavedra@tamdistrict.org

Member, Karen Loebbaka: kloebbaka@tamdistrict.org